Tell me about 6X12 cabs...

[Dead Star]

The Good, The Bad, Manufacturers, Pics, etc. Thinking of getting one further (years) down the line.

[eudaimonia02912]

Cons: They're very heavy.

[madryan]

Dude... Why?

[Dead Star]

Dude... Why?

why not?

[TomCTC]

Cons: They're very heavy.

 

Mhmm, this. But Pros: They'll sound epic, and look even better.

 

Emperor and Electric are two that immediately come to mind:

 

 

[nexbot]

Do it.

[Keebz]

Do it!! How f'n bad ass is this?

 

[Rydock]

^That's A Nice Pair Of Horizontal Ebony 6x12s with Checkerboard Grills

[JerEvil]

^That's A Nice Pair Of Horizontal Ebony 6x12s with Checkerboard Grills

 

You can say that again.

 

They do look {censored}ing boss though

[Keebz]

 

You can say that again. They do look {censored}ing boss though

 

 

That pic is why I now own a black lacquer Emperor 4x12 with Checkerboard grill!

Emperor cabs are too f'n dope!

[superflyinmonke]

Those cabs make any amp look tiny. You'd have to have a meathead in order for it to look almost normal.

[kool98769]

my question is, what the hell is an audience gonna say when you have two 250 pound men struggling to carry one cab on and off stage. and then struggle to stack yet another on top.

spinal tap?

[Cougar Hunter]

 

my question is, what the hell is an audience gonna say when you have two 250 pound men struggling to carry one cab on and off stage. and then struggle to stack yet another on top. spinal tap?

 

 

 

The audienece will be like "Holy {censored}!! that's {censored}in' AWESOME!"

[RSBro]

They're really not that heavy.

I had an Emperor Bass 612 and it was only about 105lbs...? And that was w/ bass drivers.

 

It was cool but my band seriously were bleeding vag's about the color so I sold it (for a profit ) and got a "regular" cab again. I'd like to get another one as it sounded {censored}ing boss w/ my Mesa 400+, but get like a 212 or something and NOT a Marlins Green finish.

[macgaj3]

If you want to get a 6x12 that's built to just about identical standards as everyone else's, you should look to Sonset Beach. They are obnoxiously over-Christian and their website looks like it was done by a 12 year old with Geocities, but the cab rules. I have mine wired as a 4x12 and 2x12 stacked on top of each other with 3 pairs of WGS speakers (to make it as close to an orange 2x12 and a bogner uberkab as those speakers will allow). It rules for a home setup because I can run my orange through the 4x12 and the epiphone through the 2x12 without having to mess with wires. And then if I need to move furniture I can plug the whole 6x12 in and turn the orange past 3.

 

http://sonsetbeach.com/SSB%20Custom%20Speaker%20Cabs.html

[Padoobies]

Con: everyone will instantly know about the small penis you're trying to compensate for

 

Seriously though, why would you ever need six 12" speakers? When you gig through a PA, they are only going to mic one speaker anyway. If you are gigging with out a PA, you won't be able to open it up enought to make the extra speakers worth it without drowning out the drums and having a {censored}ty balance coming off the stage. The tone of a 6x12 is so incredibly close to a 4x12 (similar models with same speakers), that with a full band playing no one will ever be able to tell the difference, and I just don't see a situation where you'll be able to really utilize the extra volume.

 

On the other hand, if you have the cash, and it will make you happy, do it. Just be sure you also buy a hand truck and a back brace.

[Dolf]

Do it!! How f'n bad ass is this?

 

oh God.........

 

 

Yeah, Emperor probably makes the best looking cabs on the planet. I have wanted a 6x12 for an unfortunate amount of time.

[again with this]

Doesn't the impedence get {censored}ed up if the speakers aren't in exponents of 2?

[sleewell]

one word: stairs.

 

 

every venue has them and some have a lot. pretty much exactly what padoobies was saying is true; its not really going to sound much different in most instances so mostly its just for looks and lugging that sob around would not be worth it imo. if you need your gear to make your statements i think you should practice playing guitar more.

 

but hey its your $$$ and back (and a bandmates back) do what makes you happy.

[Oblivion DC]

 

Doesn't the impedence get {censored}ed up if the speakers aren't in exponents of 2?

 

 

I think you can use 2 speakers @ 16 ohm each for an 8 ohm load, and 4 speakers @ 8 ohms for an 8 ohm load and then run all of them from your amp at 4 ohms.

I think...

[duncan]

 

I think you can use 2 speakers @ 16 ohm each for an 8 ohm load, and 4 speakers @ 8 ohms for an 8 ohm load and then run all of them from your amp at 4 ohms. I think...

 

 

You can also run four 16 ohm speakers at 16 ohms (series/parallel) and then two 8 ohm speakers at a 16 ohm load, then run all of them at 8 ohms from your head (I think)

[greg apocalypse]

Cons: They're heavy.

 

Pros: They're heavy.

 

 

{censored} yeah.

 

 

I have one. I LOVE mine. And I don't care what all the cork-sniffer {censored}-head nay-sayers on HCAF say about them. I don't take it to every gig, but I do take it to some. It's really not hard to move at all if you have a second person. It looks really cool on stage, too.

 

HOWEVER - from my breif experience with them - the Electric cabs can get overly woofy and sound thin. The one I've played had eminence speakers, and got that way.

 

My 6x12 I love to death. I built it myself, and in doing so I actually put a center baffle all the way down, essentially turning it into two 3x12's. I also made it air tight by using silicone around every single joint of the cab. Some say that doesn't help, I sure think it did with that cab. My 2x12's, nah it didn't but that cab it sure did. Also, I run v30's on one side and g12h30's on the other. An amazing combo.

[Reauchambeau]

unless it's for bass, be prepared to be laughed at, very hard.

[duncan]

unless it's for bass, be prepared to be laughed at, very hard.

 

I dunno man. Everytime I've seen 6x12 rigs, I've been like

[Reauchambeau]

I dunno man. Everytime I've seen 6x12 rigs, I've been like

 

of course they're "cool", I agree. but as a soundguy I gaurantee you will piss off any soundman that sees that thing. a 4x12 you will get away with but it's complete overkill and obnoxious. once again I'm cool with that but I know people that would make fun of the guy for the whole set. it's like the guy who owns a F-350 with an 8 inch lift, 33" mudders, and won't take it off the road because it'll get dirty, all for show.